Production of a solid bio-fuel from waste bamboo chopsticks by torrefaction for cofiring with coal

Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

Volumn 126, Issue , 2017, Pages 315-322

  Chen, Yen Hau ^a   Chang, Chia Chi ^a   Chang, Ching Yuan ^a   Yuan, Min Hao ^b   Ji, Dar Ren ^a   Shie, Je Lueng ^c   Lee, Chiu Hsuan ^a   Chen, Yi Hung ^d   Chang, Wei Ren ^a   Yang, Tzu Yi ^a   Hsu, Tsung Chi ^a   Huang, Michael ^a   Wu, Chao Hsiung ^e   Lin, Far Ching ^a   Ko, Chun Han ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^e DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biomass waste; Torrefaction; Torrefied biomass; Waste bamboo chopsticks

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; COAL; HEATING FURNACES; PELLETIZING; SPECIFICATIONS;

BIOMASS WASTES; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; INDUSTRIAL QUALITY; QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS; SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY; TORREFACTION; TUBULAR FURNACES; WASTE BAMBOO CHOPSTICKS;

FUELS;

EID: 85020401082     PISSN: 01652370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2017.05.015     Document Type: Article

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